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Hellsing [ヘルシング] #8
Hellsing, Vol. 8
London is already bathed in blood, its citizenry almost entirely slaughtered by vampiric, reborn nazi soldiers. And marching through the rivers of blood - thousands of extreme Catholic warriors in creepy cloaks. But the focus of this chaotic eighth volume is the return of Alucard, the slave-paladin of the British Protestants, who's just piloted an aircraft character up the Thames to join the fray. It's a crazy face-off between three gory armies and their primary killers, and if you think that sounds nuts, wait until you dive into the crimson-stained new volume of Kohta Hirano's creepy-cool Hellsing manga series.
Collects chapters 58-68
Collects chapters 58-68
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Kohta Hirano
66 books283 followersKohta Hirano (平野 耕太 Hirano Kōta) is a Japanese mangaka most famous for his manga Hellsing. Starting his career first as a mangaka's assistant (self-described as "horrible" and "lazy" in said assistant position), and later an H manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust, Coyote, Gun Mania and Hi-Tension. His first major success came with his manga series Hellsing, which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, Young King OURs, towards the latter half of 1997.
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May 3, 2021
In retrospect you'd think it was blatantly obvious who Alucard really was, and that every other character - as well as anyone reading this comic that did not figure it out - were all a bunch of idiots. Just flip his name around, and it's right there!
Not really, though. Back in those days, a lot of people in fiction went as "Alucard" - and it didn't necessarily mean they were Dracula. They may not even have been vampires! They could've just been a bunch of posers the whole time.
(He was still pretty obviously Dracula, though, this time. It was hinted a whole bunch.)
Not really, though. Back in those days, a lot of people in fiction went as "Alucard" - and it didn't necessarily mean they were Dracula. They may not even have been vampires! They could've just been a bunch of posers the whole time.
(He was still pretty obviously Dracula, though, this time. It was hinted a whole bunch.)
February 2, 2019
I have to admit that Manga are a foreign territory for me. At the request of a friend I’m reading through Kohta Hirano’s Hellsing. The drawing in of religious elements isn’t actually new territory for monster stories—it’s actually something that is extremely common. Here the pairing off of Catholic vampire hunters and the Protestant Hellsing organization is quite creative. While I can’t follow the story as well as I can a more wordy format (I know—how old fashioned can you get?) it is an unusually effective way of enhancing the story.
Alucard, who (slow and old-fashioned I guess) I just figured out in an anagram for Dracula, is revealed—spoiler alert!—to be his scrambled namesake. So this is Dracula’s new incarnation. He participates in what I like to call the Barnabas Collins syndrome; he can’t bear being immortal and watching those he cares for age and die. He begs Alexander Anderson not to become a monster since immortality is a kind of curse. Of course, when do villains ever listen to reason? Immortals are then pitted one against another while the rest of the world goes on at its usual pace.
The artwork in this number is quite advanced with very few unfinished panes. Perhaps it’s just my memory, but there seemed to be less dialogue as well. More battle scenes which, I’m guessing, must be fun to draw. The monster within religion element is clearly present as well. Two more volumes and I will have finished the series.
Alucard, who (slow and old-fashioned I guess) I just figured out in an anagram for Dracula, is revealed—spoiler alert!—to be his scrambled namesake. So this is Dracula’s new incarnation. He participates in what I like to call the Barnabas Collins syndrome; he can’t bear being immortal and watching those he cares for age and die. He begs Alexander Anderson not to become a monster since immortality is a kind of curse. Of course, when do villains ever listen to reason? Immortals are then pitted one against another while the rest of the world goes on at its usual pace.
The artwork in this number is quite advanced with very few unfinished panes. Perhaps it’s just my memory, but there seemed to be less dialogue as well. More battle scenes which, I’m guessing, must be fun to draw. The monster within religion element is clearly present as well. Two more volumes and I will have finished the series.
March 23, 2014
This 8th volume is the first part of the big showdown: We have The Nazi last battalion - numbering 572 troops. Iscariot (Roman Catholics) numbering 2875 dressed like the KKK all vs. Hellsing - total number of remaining troops... 3 (Alucard/Victoria and Integra)
Despite it only covering a single conflict this is pretty good.
Integra lifts Alucard's limiters and he becomes a killing machine channelling all those he's killed making a welcome cameo return of the Dandy and Rip Van Winkle. He also reverts to his true Vlad the Impaler form.
Father Anderson also transforms and we get an excellent Catholic vs protestant stand off between him and Alucard.
A bloody massacre of awesome.
Have volume 9 on hand as this does leave on something of a cliffhanger.
Despite it only covering a single conflict this is pretty good.
Integra lifts Alucard's limiters and he becomes a killing machine channelling all those he's killed making a welcome cameo return of the Dandy and Rip Van Winkle. He also reverts to his true Vlad the Impaler form.
Father Anderson also transforms and we get an excellent Catholic vs protestant stand off between him and Alucard.
A bloody massacre of awesome.
Have volume 9 on hand as this does leave on something of a cliffhanger.
September 24, 2023
En general con este manga tengo sentimientos encontrados. Como parte positiva tiene que los dibujos son geniales, los personajes son interesantes, y tiene bastantes conceptos innovadores que añade al mito vampírico y su desarrollo visual. Pero la historia, y sobre todo el guion, no están a la altura.
February 20, 2022
a blood massacre in the most entertaining of ways.
October 7, 2023
It took me 8 volumes but I realised what Alucard spelled backwards stands for.
May 28, 2021
Alucard no deja de sorprender 😍 ¡Los contiene a todos! 😱
May 8, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Synopsis: There's a secret organization somewhere in England created to defend the Queen and country from monsters of all sorts. Their secret weapon? The most powerful monster in the world. What better way to deal with monsters than to send an even bigger threat their way?
Review: Vampires vs. Nazis vs. Catholic Extremists vs. Secret Agents of the Queen of England.
Hellsing is pure carnage, following a twisted cast of characters that know how to take pleasure in the unfettered chaos that war brings. Alucard is a high-class vampire that hunts down supernatural beasts, Alexander is a priest fueled by bloodlust and an unhealthy love for God, Major is the second coming of Hitler, Integra is the granddaughter of Van Helsing himself, and that's only a few of the main players. The premise of the plot and the characters playing the game of war make for an absolutely ridiculous and bloody fun time.
Again, the word that comes to mind here is carnage, and carnage is what is delivered in a very cunning and charming fashion. The plot may indeed be insane and a bit silly, but Hellsing takes pride in its crazy premise and has a badass sense of self-awareness that makes it a cut above the average pulp fiction escapade.
Synopsis: There's a secret organization somewhere in England created to defend the Queen and country from monsters of all sorts. Their secret weapon? The most powerful monster in the world. What better way to deal with monsters than to send an even bigger threat their way?
Review: Vampires vs. Nazis vs. Catholic Extremists vs. Secret Agents of the Queen of England.
Hellsing is pure carnage, following a twisted cast of characters that know how to take pleasure in the unfettered chaos that war brings. Alucard is a high-class vampire that hunts down supernatural beasts, Alexander is a priest fueled by bloodlust and an unhealthy love for God, Major is the second coming of Hitler, Integra is the granddaughter of Van Helsing himself, and that's only a few of the main players. The premise of the plot and the characters playing the game of war make for an absolutely ridiculous and bloody fun time.
Again, the word that comes to mind here is carnage, and carnage is what is delivered in a very cunning and charming fashion. The plot may indeed be insane and a bit silly, but Hellsing takes pride in its crazy premise and has a badass sense of self-awareness that makes it a cut above the average pulp fiction escapade.
December 1, 2016
Sorprendente, durante este tomo del manga, nos muestran no solo como un personaje que ya es poderoso si no tambien el gusto por a sangre. Es sorprendente hasta que punto puede llegar el poder de Alucard cuando desea entrar en la guerra y no solo eso, como sigue siendo devoto a la familia Hellsing aun sabiendo que es capas de derrotar a quien se pone en su camino. Los guiños a su tortuoso pasado no me conmovieron pero hacen entender el por que de su personalidad.
December 17, 2022
This is maybe 90% action scenes and they're all great. Bloody bodies everywhere, Alucard going full power, and a final showdown with Anderson. Everyone is on their last leg's and I know there's still more but it feels like we've reached the point everything has been building towards and the story for the rest of the series is going to be letting the rest of the plot play out. Alucard really do be vamping all over the place huh.
December 30, 2023
Uwow! I made it to the part of the series that's new to me!! I never made it this far before!!! Even though I've read the first couple volumes a buncha times and the complete series has been on my shelves for a decade!?!!!
Anyway. Alucard finally shows up again! For real this time! His fight with Father Anderson takes up the whole volume, so not a lot ends up happening, just the boys be fightin'. I do like those panels where Alucard does a little frown >:( at Father Anderson's decision to poke himself.
And I liked the little peak into Dracula's past. (HOWEVER, we're gonna have to talk about the fact that this is the second character's flashback that involves r//pe.)
Oh, an important character dies in this volume, but it happens kinda near the start and no one really cares. We're almost at the end of the series (two more volumes to go) so a lot of characters will have to die pretty soon. Good luck, everyone!
Anyway. Alucard finally shows up again! For real this time! His fight with Father Anderson takes up the whole volume, so not a lot ends up happening, just the boys be fightin'. I do like those panels where Alucard does a little frown >:( at Father Anderson's decision to poke himself.
And I liked the little peak into Dracula's past. (HOWEVER, we're gonna have to talk about the fact that this is the second character's flashback that involves r//pe.)
Oh, an important character dies in this volume, but it happens kinda near the start and no one really cares. We're almost at the end of the series (two more volumes to go) so a lot of characters will have to die pretty soon. Good luck, everyone!
November 20, 2021
Well, sosok Alucard ungkin betul2 menjadi daya tarik utama serial ini (dan yg membuat saya bertahan LOL).
Selama volume manga ini, Hirano sensei mencoba menunjukkan Alucard tidak hanya sebagai karakter yang sudah kuat tetapi juga "selera darah" hoho. Sangat mengejutkan seberapa jauh kekuatan Alucard ketika dia ingin memasuki perang dan tidak hanya itu, karena dia tetap setia pada keluarga Hellsing bahkan mengetahui bahwa dia mampu mengalahkan siapa pun yang menghalangi jalannya. Kelebatan ke masa lalunya yang berliku tidak begitu menggetarkan (menurut saya hha) tetapi cukup mengerti mengapa begitu kepribadian Alucard.
Sudah volume 8, semoga bisa lekas mengakhiri.
Selama volume manga ini, Hirano sensei mencoba menunjukkan Alucard tidak hanya sebagai karakter yang sudah kuat tetapi juga "selera darah" hoho. Sangat mengejutkan seberapa jauh kekuatan Alucard ketika dia ingin memasuki perang dan tidak hanya itu, karena dia tetap setia pada keluarga Hellsing bahkan mengetahui bahwa dia mampu mengalahkan siapa pun yang menghalangi jalannya. Kelebatan ke masa lalunya yang berliku tidak begitu menggetarkan (menurut saya hha) tetapi cukup mengerti mengapa begitu kepribadian Alucard.
Sudah volume 8, semoga bisa lekas mengakhiri.
July 17, 2023
Este tomo definitivamente es de mis favoritos. No hace más que mejorar en todo sentido mientras avanza, los paneles son espectaculares. Las referencias a Drácula de Bram Stoker son más puntuales aquí, pero sobre todo están muy bien utilizadas, salen en el momento indicado y enriquece mucho el contexto y la historia misma. Sin mencionar las menciones de ciertos acontecimientos históticos, haciendo un equilibrio casi poético entre la novela y la verdadera historia de Vlad III Dracula. En efecto, es literatura...
December 29, 2022
Except for really not knowing what the heck was going on, for the most part, in the last ten pages, this almost culmination of the war between the Protestants, Catholics, Nazis, and poor London populace was quite the ride. Alucard is back, having maneuvered his speared aircraft carrier into London’s heart. The fighting continues on a grand scale and a little reveal of what it truly means to be a vampire unfurls across many intense pages.
June 30, 2024
Plenty of action in this. Too bad it doesn't really flow together. I couldn't tell what was supposed to be happening half the time. A bunch of catholic priests in Klan robes can't getting stabbed with dozens of spears randomly. That was interspersed between all the fighting between Alucard, Nazi vampires and crazed Catholic priests. I'm just finding it all pretty incoherent.
May 24, 2017
Really black art. Graphic scenes. Nazi zombies?? I think? Typing out accents again. Ugh.
The only reason I rated this a little higher than the previous one is because the story made a bit more sense. I didn't like deciphering the accents though.
The only reason I rated this a little higher than the previous one is because the story made a bit more sense. I didn't like deciphering the accents though.
August 28, 2021
感想は。。。なんだろう？
この巻に言葉があまりなくて読みやすかった。アクションシーンが多かったから盛り上がって楽しかった。
セラスの変身は結構かっこよかった。
アーカードのオリジンストーリーは。。。ちょっとおかしい。どうやって吸血鬼になったの？腐った血を舐めたときに？でもセラスが吸血鬼になった時に「処女」っという条件が必要。アーカードのオリジンストーリーによって彼はもとっくに処女じゃない。じゃあ、どうやって吸血鬼になったの？
まごまご。
この巻に言葉があまりなくて読みやすかった。アクションシーンが多かったから盛り上がって楽しかった。
セラスの変身は結構かっこよかった。
アーカードのオリジンストーリーは。。。ちょっとおかしい。どうやって吸血鬼になったの？腐った血を舐めたときに？でもセラスが吸血鬼になった時に「処女」っという条件が必要。アーカードのオリジンストーリーによって彼はもとっくに処女じゃない。じゃあ、どうやって吸血鬼になったの？
まごまご。
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May 5, 2022"I wish to be born a benevolent tempest, a revered threat, an explosive torrent of piety. I wish to become a delightfully dreadful storm, one that's both heartless and fearless. And if stabbing myself with this is the only way to fulfill that wish... then let it be done. Amen."
July 18, 2023
Things are getting really intense between Anderson and Alucard. The fact that Anderson did what he did to try and beat Alucard is really messed up personally. I am definitely interested to see where this goes though.
June 9, 2019
Alucard <3
January 10, 2020
Me sigue pareciendo un desastre al que estoy enganchadísima.
February 25, 2021
Probably the best volume of the series, this is what it’s all been building towards.
June 25, 2021
trigger warning
September 18, 2021
Reallly loved this manga, definitely one of the best vampire manga! Very exciting and great art😻👌❤️
November 8, 2021
Se puso intensa la cosa.
December 21, 2021
I like Hellsing a lot, but I felt the anime is somehow hotter, eviler, and has more gore, but still, Alucard is a badass character in both.
October 19, 2022
beautiful art of battle. best art in the series up until now
February 17, 2023
this volume was madness! i'm out of my mind. what's going on?! 😱
May 14, 2023
¡SANTA MADRE DE DIOS!
Me imaginé muchos giros de tuerca pero no algo COMO ESTO 😱😱
Me imaginé muchos giros de tuerca pero no algo COMO ESTO 😱😱
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